The National tribune., 1887-05-19
THE GRAND BRaL.
News From The DcpartmcliS--New
Posts. etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, GAR,


MADISON, Wis, May l3 l-,7.
The following extract from very interest
ing letter from Col. i. :. TAYLOR, Assistant Ad-
iutant- General. Department OF California, is
suggestive and interesting:
Since dividing the Department into Districts for
the purpose oi qniclSer aud more thorough lnspec-
ton. tltc l'o-i- 80 "rauizcd have taken d greater
Interest lu inattur- A. AZ There aUc many Posts
n Iiu u, pArlicni As ho uHve ruthiug 20 look for
ward 20 outside uf the Post meetings. tlc Depart
naeui covering 80 much territory tIt they are
uuabic 10 Htlrud the Department Lncnupmeits.
The lu-ts in thc northern part Of ilc stale rcallz
ing thls. from the fact tAl very few even OF the
representatives could attend ca Is1s Angeles. some
sb1 miles away, nud 10 an expense - from 30 10
tl00 have formed an association of the Posts Of
she Northern District, for The purpose II having "a
ltcuniuH once a year among themselves when for
three duyh they can swap lies, igb, thrir battles
over, have n parade, etc. The bgpar, nlrnt Com
mauaDr. Assistant AulutaUt General, Assistant
luur.e rulH-it 40 General. Judge Advocate, aud a
number ui tlr Iouucli a.! Administration have just
returned from their first meeting at Chico some
25O nlt- north o here, aud had ole oi tlg uosi en-
iOyHht times on record. for three daNs. The town
contains some 300 inhabitants. aud everybody aud
their cousins were ma from the surrounding coun-
Try and ranches II looked like circus day IN
Ntw EuelHud, aud the odd Fellows, knights Of
Ps thiHs Fare Department d. .militiaaud Red Men were
Then ucNi meeting viii hc one year hence al
Woodland, nearer by, only about 100 Uics OF,
whrre they viii have "A much larger attendance.
There were about ouuti a IT, u4rn IN line, represent
ine i3 Posts HruapT-itot the I" Drummer Boy of
Quiih sensation. The Department Commander
wall recommend other Districts Co follow suit,
which Wlll make ID much easier for him 10 get
around ihc Department
Shortly after the veto of the Dependent PEN
sion Bin the Department Of W Is ausin held its
snuual Encampmont at Milwaukee. They did
not couiue themselves TO resolutions, but de-
termiuad iu a suldierly and direct manner 10
DO something for their needy comrades They
appointed committee, consis Jog Of i. A.
Mar3 ga, oi Milwaukee. Chairman; 40. Wright
~ Madison, B. u. Bryant, of La Crosse; J. H.
Marst0u. of Appleton. and J. e. Cumboledge, of
Maniiowor. aHd directed tGat they take imme-
d ate steps 10 establish a Veteran Home la The
State This committee is Incorporated under
the general law By AN enactment of the re-
cent legislature the State will allow from the
general fund S3 a week for each inmate Uf the
Home during the time lie is there, for board,
clothing, and medical attendance. The Order
is about torrent suitable grounds and buildings
in some locality yet 20 be determined, for their
accommodation. For this purpose Posts viii
shortly he called upon TO subscribe for fund,
and thus the c. Il. and the State of Wisconsin
will have provided a Suitable retreat for those
poor and disabled comrades, aud widows Of the
soldiers of the war OF 1851 '65, who were their
wives at that time, and keep all such from GO
ing to poorh0uses within the Commonwealth.
Ira A. Lynch Seigwick, Ark, inquired If
be could join the Grand Army by letter, TO
which Adi't-Gen. Gray replied as follows:
You oannoi ioin by letter Write to Post nearest
for blank application. When received iill IL out
and send h. They viii elect you II YOU send
honorable discharge with il. and notify you what
might 10 be present for muster.
Aoa need uot attend more than once or twice
year, bat you will be with
Sincerely yours, Il. B. GRAY, Adluiant-General'